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. >>> when nbc nightly news continues this saturday, america at the crossroads, from college campuses to the office. it's not what's missing, it's who's missing. >>> later, making a difference, how one artist who sees a big picture is making kids' dreams come true. >>> all this wiek in our special series "america at a crossroads," we've been looking at how changes at home and across the world are affecting our economy. last night we told you about growing opportunities for women. tonight we want to look at the flip side of that success. the sizeable and growing number of men who show finow find them ill-prepared for the workplace. chelsea barely notices it anymore, but go to almost any college campus in america today, and you'll notice something missing. >> all of my neighbors are girls, all of them are students and girls. getting on a bus, you're surrounded by girls. >> reporter: where did all the men go? once the vast majority, they now make up just 40% of the nation's college students. that can make women at schools like the university of georgia sometimes feel like they go to an a
. >>> when nbc nightly news continues this saturday, america at the crossroads, from college campuses to the office. it's not what's missing, it's who's missing. >>> later, making a difference, how one artist who sees a big picture is making kids' dreams come true. >>> all this wiek in our special series "america at a crossroads," we've been looking at how changes at home and across the world are affecting our economy. last night we told you about growing...
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but throughout asia, africa, and south america that are all contributing to higher crude oil prices and consequently higher gasoline prices at the pump. >> reporter: those higher gas prices came as many were starting to feel better about the economy, but now any extra cash may be going right into the the tank. >> i think it's crazy. >> reporter: jason king spends $40 more a month on gas. >> pretty soon i'm going to have to start thinking about riding a bike or other means of transportation, definitely. >> reporter: in fact, those skyrocketing prices have some giving up the road for the rails. metro use in los angeles, up 10%. and across the country commuters are using the latest technology, smartphone apps and social media, to find the cheapest gas, anything to save a buck. >> everybody i know is trying to carpool and fill up the car as much as possible. >> reporter: gas prices hit a high in february, but in the weeks ahead spring is when prices typically rise the most. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> and as we mentioned at the top of the newscast, the obama administration is
but throughout asia, africa, and south america that are all contributing to higher crude oil prices and consequently higher gasoline prices at the pump. >> reporter: those higher gas prices came as many were starting to feel better about the economy, but now any extra cash may be going right into the the tank. >> i think it's crazy. >> reporter: jason king spends $40 more a month on gas. >> pretty soon i'm going to have to start thinking about riding a bike or other...
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at least it's big news in the fast food business across america. where subway has passed mcdonald's on its way to ubiquitous superiority, at least for now. at more than 34,000 outlets now, there are more subways than mcdonald's worldwide. though mcdonald's still makes more money, $24 billion in revenue to $15 billion for subway. >>> up next here tonight, "education nation," and the film with a powerful message for parents. ease up on your kids. >>> a school event in boston today, brought together president obama and melinda gates, wife and philanthropy partner of bill gates. tomorrow the forbes list of the wealthiest people in the world will show gates has dropped down to second place because of all the billions he's given away in his charitable efforts like education. which brings us to our series of reports, "education nation." tonight a new film on education, and what life is like for some parents and their kids. it's called race to nowhere, and as you might be able to tell by the title, it questions what all this work and stress on our kids is
at least it's big news in the fast food business across america. where subway has passed mcdonald's on its way to ubiquitous superiority, at least for now. at more than 34,000 outlets now, there are more subways than mcdonald's worldwide. though mcdonald's still makes more money, $24 billion in revenue to $15 billion for subway. >>> up next here tonight, "education nation," and the film with a powerful message for parents. ease up on your kids. >>> a school event in...
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he set an ambitious goal for breaking america's reliance on foreign oil. white house correspondent savannah guthrie at the white house tonight with more on this. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the president said today we americans have kind of a familiar pattern. we go from shock when prices go up at the pump to a trance when they go back down, never solving the underlying problems. like many presidents before him, he vowed today to change that. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: under pressure with gas prices at home surging and unrest in the middle east spreading, president obama today outlined his plan to wean america off foreign oil. >> and we will keep on being a victim to shifts in the oil market until we finally get serious about a long-term policy for a secure, affordable energy future. >> reporter: the president's goal, cut oil imports by a third over ten years, by reducing u.s. consumption, greater use of clean energy, biofuels and natural gas, and by boosting oil and gas production here at home. the pr
he set an ambitious goal for breaking america's reliance on foreign oil. white house correspondent savannah guthrie at the white house tonight with more on this. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the president said today we americans have kind of a familiar pattern. we go from shock when prices go up at the pump to a trance when they go back down, never solving the underlying problems. like many presidents before him, he vowed today to change that. >> the...
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growing pressure from the leaders of european nations like england and france to institute a no-fly zone, america's ambassador to nato said -- questioned whether it was the best military strategy saying putting in a no-fly zone might not be able to deal with what's actually happening on the ground. that said, nato did approve a new 24-hour surveillance program over libya to track all of gadhafi's military movements. now, brian, i've got one other important note here from the white house. no issue has bedeviled this president more than trying to keep his promise of shutting down the prison at guantanamo bay. today the president ordered the pentagon to reinstitute the military tribunals in order to deal with detainees still in guantanamo, including the 9/11 conspirators, like khalid sheikh mohammed. the white house said today they were forced to do this because it was clear congress would not fund any program that was going to bring those detainees onto american soil to be tried in federal courts, brian. >> chuck todd with all the latest from the white house tonight. chuck, thanks. >>> here we are ap
growing pressure from the leaders of european nations like england and france to institute a no-fly zone, america's ambassador to nato said -- questioned whether it was the best military strategy saying putting in a no-fly zone might not be able to deal with what's actually happening on the ground. that said, nato did approve a new 24-hour surveillance program over libya to track all of gadhafi's military movements. now, brian, i've got one other important note here from the white house. no...